- Record: found
- Abstract: found
- Article: not found
Red blood cell alloimmunization in sickle cell disease patients in Uganda.
There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.
Abstract
Blood transfusion is an integral part in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Alloimmunization is a recognized complication of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions with consequences including delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions and difficulties in getting compatible blood for future transfusions. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of RBC alloimmunization in SCD patients in Uganda where pretransfusion screening for alloantibodies is not practiced.